Lou stiffened upon hearing that but it didn't last long. She soon relaxes. "What? Didn't you hear what I just said?" Debbie asked her. "Is that everything? I am on a schedule. I need to go", Lou said coldly and tried to get past her but Debbie blocked the way. "No. You are not going anywhere and certainly not back to him. He is dangerous, Lou. I want you to come home with me now", Debbie insisted. Lou frowned. "This is how it's always been with you. It's about what you want, how you want, when you want. You never even considered me or what I want. You'll just come rushing when you need me but when you're good you're going to toss me into the air so you could fly solo", she said. Debbie got surprised by Lou's reaction. "I know you're still mad at me about Claude and how I left you but this is not about that Lou. I care about you so much that I don't want you to get hurt. Please Lou, come with me. I need you", Debbie pleaded. For a moment, Lou's eyes were filled with sadness and guilt but she soon masked it with rage and coldness.
"You cared? Sometimes, you confused care with possessiveness. This is why our relationship didn't work out back then. This exact same reason. It's all about Debbie Ocean", Lou retaliated.
"You know we ended not because of that. We fell apart and that's it. Don't lose your temper on me, Lou. I am just looking after you", Debbie said. Lou scoffed.
"Yeah right…you're looking after me just like when you knew he's going to leave but you never told me. What was that about? Revenge? Envy? You're jealous that I was able to move on after we called it quits? I was about to get married and you couldn't stand it so you didn't tell me he's thinking of going away, is that it?" Lou exclaimed.
"No! I was very happy for you that you fell in love after what happened between us. I didn't tell you because I didn't know how. You were so happy. I couldn't ruin it", Debbie defended herself. Lou didn't answer. Silence filled the room as they looked at each other both almost in tears. "Please Lou, come home with me. We can talk about everything you want. Please", she pleaded one more time.
"Sorry Deb, I cannot give you what you want this time", she declined and left.
Lou walked to the garage with the bag of money on her shoulder. She got inside the car and started the engine. "Are you sure it's okay for you to say all those things to your best friend?" Carlton asked through the ear piece. Lou rolled around her eyes. "I thought you're not listening", she muttered and the breathed in deep. "It's better that way. She cannot be near me right now as per your warning. I'm coming in ten minutes", she answered. "Good. Don't overspeed", he replied and Lou drove away. Debbie went to the apartment feeling defeated. "You didn't get her?" Tammy asked and she simply shook her head. "Well, that's unexpected", Nine Ball muttered. Debbie went to the fridge and got herself a bottle of beer. "What are we going to do? She can't stay with that douche bag. He can kill her", Tammy exclaimed. Debbie kept silent while drinking. "Debbie?" Tammy asked for her response. "I don't know, Tammy. Lou is pretty angry with me for a lot of reasons", she answered.
Nine Ball looked at Debbie carefully. "Don't get mad by what I'm about to ask but are you two like a thing or something? 'Cause you're acting like you are", she asked. Tammy looked at Nine Ball then to Debbie. She sat down in the sofa with them. "We were once, a long time ago. We were young and stupid. We were good together but we're like too much of the same person that sometimes we just explode at the same time. The relationship fell through and we decided to remain friends and we became closer than when we were romantically together", she answered. The two didn't raise any questions regarding that. They understood perfectly. "So what are we going to do now?" Tammy asked. Debbie drinks again. "Well, I am not enough to pull her out of there so I need another person to help me out and I think I know who to call", she answered.
Lou arrived at the hotel room where Carlton is waiting. She threw the bag on the bed. "There's your money. Are we done here?" she asked. He smiled at her and gave her a kiss. "Yeah, we can go back to my place. We got a new job next week and we need to prepare for that", he answered. Lou nodded and got ready to leave when he noticed a black suitcase by the bed. She turned to him. "Where is he?" she asked. Carlton frowned. "Where is who?" he asked her back. "The guy we just conned tonight. The guy you brought here. Where is he?" she asked but he didn't answer. They looked at each other's eyes reading each other. Lou shook her head and then went to the bathroom. "You didn't want to go there", he warned but she didn't stop. She found a man in the tub face down. Involuntarily, she leaned against the wall, in shock of the scene. "I told you", he muttered. Tears fell from her eyes. "Why?" she asked. "It's a business thing", he simply answered.
Lou quickly got out of the bathroom and tried to leave but he stopped her. "Let go of me! I said, let go! You killed him! You killed him and you're going to tell me it's a business thing? What is this? Berlin? Doesn't this bother you at all?" she fired up questions one after another. He thought for a second then shook his head. "No, not at all. I think I'm just fine", he answered. Lou looked extremely disappointed. "You're impossible", she muttered and turned around. "Oh come on, don't play the good citizen with me. We both know you're capable of the same thing just like me", he said and that stopped her. She turned back to him. "I am nothing like you", she said. Carlton smiled. "Are you sure about that? We are both drug addicts, master of con, and we are not as clean as we thought we are. Isn't it the reason why you decided to turn your back on Debbie? You don't want her to know who you really are. What you are capable of. You don't want her to know who the real Louise Miller is", he said. Lou's face turned colder than before. She walked closer to him. "…and you don't know who the real Louise Miller is", she said. Carlton laughed. "I have a pretty good idea. I know you have a weakness and that is Debbie", he said. "Lay a finger on her and you'll be as good as dead as that guy in the tub", she warned. "Then you better work with me here, Lou and Debbie will be perfectly safe from any danger", he replied.